{"id":10445,"date":"2022-10-07T09:25:08","date_gmt":"2022-10-07T13:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/religion\/?page_id=10445"},"modified":"2026-05-04T09:45:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T13:45:30","slug":"upcoming-course-offerings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/religion\/academics\/upcoming-course-offerings\/","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming Course Offerings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>FALL 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Full course descriptions available below<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/religion\/files\/2026\/05\/Fall-2026-Course-Offerings-3-450x636.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"636\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12044 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/religion\/files\/2026\/05\/Fall-2026-Course-Offerings-3-450x636.png 450w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/religion\/files\/2026\/05\/Fall-2026-Course-Offerings-3-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/religion\/files\/2026\/05\/Fall-2026-Course-Offerings-3-768x1086.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/religion\/files\/2026\/05\/Fall-2026-Course-Offerings-3-1086x1536.png 1086w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/religion\/files\/2026\/05\/Fall-2026-Course-Offerings-3-1448x2048.png 1448w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/religion\/files\/2026\/05\/Fall-2026-Course-Offerings-3-424x600.png 424w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/religion\/files\/2026\/05\/Fall-2026-Course-Offerings-3.png 1587w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">CAS RN\u00a0101\/JS 120:\u00a0The Bible<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Introduction to the great\u00a0canonical\u00a0anthologies of Jews and Christians. Students will learn to\u00a0read for\u00a0historical context and genre conventions; study classical and modern strategies of interpretation; and create a collaborative commentary or piece of &#8220;fan-fiction.&#8221; Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Historical Consciousness, Creativity\/Innovation.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">CAS RN\u00a0103:\u00a0Religions of Asia<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">This course is an introduction to the religious traditions of India, China, Korea, and Japan.\u00a0\u00a0The course will cover aspects of Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism, and Shinto.\u00a0 We will study the classical forms of each of these traditions\u00a0and also\u00a0consider some of the ways they have adapted to the challenges of\u00a0the modernity. Effective Fall 2023, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Aesthetic Exploration, Teamwork\/Collaboration.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">CAS RN\u00a0104\/JS 121:\u00a0Judaism, Christianity, and Islam<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Islam, Christianity, and Judaism in historical and cultural context, origins to the present. Examines diversity of practices, belief systems, and social structures within these religions.\u00a0Also\u00a0addresses debates within and between communities as well as contemporary controversies and concerns. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Historical Consciousness, Global\u00a0Citizenship\u00a0and Intercultural Literacy. Effective Fall 2022, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Aesthetic Exploration, Creativity\/Innovation.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">CAS RN\u00a0106\u00a0A1<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(Ali)<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">: Death\u00a0and Immortality<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW86517771 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW86517771 BCX0\">Death is an inescapable<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW86517771 BCX0\">fact of life<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW86517771 BCX0\">. In all human societies, death poses practical as well as religious, philosophical, and ethical questions. Focusing on ideas, actions, feelings, and objects associated with death, this course explores how a range of historical and present-day traditions, cultures, and individuals have addressed big questions like:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><em><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW86517771 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW86517771 BCX0\">Do we have a \u201cself\u201d that dies? Is there an afterlife? If so, how is it informed by our lives in this world?<\/span><\/span><\/em><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW86517771 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW86517771 BCX0\">\u00a0as well as questions like\u00a0<\/span><\/span><em><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW86517771 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW86517771 BCX0\">What should we do with dead bodies<\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW86517771 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW86517771 BCX0\">?\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW86517771 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW86517771 BCX0\">How can we come to terms with the deaths of people close to us\u2014and our own mortality<\/span><\/span><\/em><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW86517771 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW86517771 BCX0\"><em>?<\/em><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW86517771 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW86517771 BCX0\">Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Philosophical Inquiry and Life&#8217;s Meanings, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Creativity\/Innovation.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW86517771 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">CAS RN 106\u00a0C1<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(Frankfurter)<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">: Death and Immortality<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Why is death such a central preoccupation of religious traditions around the world and through history?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Why do we recoil from corpses, and why are funerals constructed the way they are (and how do they fail)?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Where do souls end up after they leave their bodies, and why do they sometimes haunt us or visit us?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Drawing on ancient religious texts and journalistic reports on modern funerary practices, as well as anthropological and religious-studies analysis, this course will confront the major traditions, concerns, fears, and practices around death \u2013 all as one area of the study of religion. This course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Philosophical Inquiry and Life&#8217;s Meanings, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Creativity\/Innovation.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">CAS RN\u00a0200:\u00a0Theoretical Approaches to the Study of Religion<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Undergraduate Prerequisites: CAS Religion major, or consent of instructor. &#8211; Origins and history of the academic study of religion. Different constructions of religion as an object of study and the methods that arise from them. The role of the humanities and social sciences in understanding religion&#8217;s place in history and contemporary experience. Effective Fall 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Historical Consciousness, Philosophical Inquiry and Life&#8217;s Meanings, Critical Thinking.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">CAS RN\u00a0203\/CI 268\/XL 368:\u00a0Religion and Film<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Religions and films are world-building engines. They create &#8212; and re-create &#8212; a visioning of society as a world of justice, of lived myth, of fantasy, of ideology: a world we may long to live in or a world we wish to avoid at all costs. This course explores such worlds by examining the ways in which religious beliefs, practices and people are portrayed in popular\u00a0film\u00a0from the 1960s to the present. Effective Fall 2022, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Social Inquiry I, Teamwork\/Collaboration.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">CAS RN\u00a0208\/HI 213:\u00a0Sacred and Secular Power in Christianity and Islam<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Explores the relationship between sacred and secular power within the Christian and Islamic traditions, with a focus on how their foundational texts and earliest communities\u00a0established\u00a0models for negotiating the porous boundary between the sacred and the secular. Also offered as CAS HI 213.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">CAS RN\u00a0210:\u00a0Buddhism<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A historical and critical introduction to the major themes of Buddhist thought and practice in India and Southeast Asia, with special attention to the transmission of Buddhism to Tibet and the modern West. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Historical Consciousness, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Critical Thinking.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">CAS RN\u00a0211\/LC 261:\u00a0Chinese Religion\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A historical survey of Chinese religions from the ancient period to modern times. Covers cosmology, divination, philosophy, divine kingship, ancestors, art, the Silk Road, death and afterlives, popular deities, Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism. Effective Spring 2024, this\u00a0course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Philosophical Inquiry and Life&#8217;s Meanings, Creativity\/Innovation.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">CAS RN\u00a0213:\u00a0Hinduism<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The course will provide the student with the opportunity to study on an introductory level Hinduism, the majority religion of India and Nepal. It is structured for the student who has had little or no\u00a0previous\u00a0background in the study of Hinduism from either an anthropological perspective or from a literary and historical point of view. It will focus on the development of the Hindu textual tradition, the philosophy and mythology it expounds, and the ritual practices related to it. Emphasis will be placed on how Hindu traditions adapted to changing historical conditions. Effective Spring 2022, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Philosophical Inquiry and Life&#8217;s Meanings.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">CAS RN\u00a0214:\u00a0Islam<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Nearly one of every four\u00a0people on the planet is a Muslim. Exploring Islam&#8217;s origins in 7<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0century Arabia, surveying its vibrant intellectual traditions across and beyond the medieval Middle East, and understanding its contested place in the life of communities\u00a0 today, this course prepares students to understand the range of ways Muslims engage the world, from poetry to politics and from marriage to martyrdom.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Effective Fall 2023, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Ethical Reasoning, Philosophical Inquiry and Life&#8217;s Meanings, Teamwork\/Collaboration.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">CAS RN\u00a0216\/JS 110:\u00a0Judaism<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Systematic and historical introduction to doctrines, customs, literature, and movements of Judaism; biblical religion and literature; rabbinic life and\u00a0thought;\u00a0medieval mysticism and philosophy; modern movement and developments. Effective Spring 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Historical Consciousness, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Critical Thinking.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">CAS RN 217:\u00a0Anime to Zen &#8211; Japanese Religions<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">From Anime to Zen, this course introduces Buddhism, Shinto, Christianity, and new religious movements across modern Japan. Students explore multisensory works of art and culture, examine digital media in religious practice, and reflect on the individual in a globalized world. Effective Fall 2026 this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration (AEX), The Individual in Community (IIC), and Digital\/Multimedia Expression (DME).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">CAS RN\u00a0239:\u00a0Religion and Science<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Examines the complex relationship between science and religion, focusing on historical episodes (e.g., the &#8220;Galileo Affair&#8221;) and current controversies (e.g., &#8220;Intelligent Design&#8221; movement&#8217;s influence on school curricula, &#8220;Spirituality and Health&#8221; research, and &#8220;Ecology and Religion.&#8221;) Effective Spring 2023, this\u00a0course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital\/Multimedia Expression, Ethical Reasoning, Teamwork\/Collaboration.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">CAS RN\u00a0245\/PH 245:\u00a0The\u00a0Quest for God and the Good<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Undergraduate Prerequisites: First Year Writing Seminar (e.g., WR 100 or WR 120). &#8211; An interactive seminar, investigating the meaning and purpose of human life, the significance of God or an Absolute, the role of contemplation and action in the spiritual quest, relationships between philosophy and religious thought, East and West. Effective Fall 2023 this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Writing-Intensive Course, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Philosophical Inquiry and Life&#8217;s Meanings.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">CAS RN\u00a0296\/AA 296:\u00a0Religion and Hip Hop<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Uses\u00a0digital media studies to explore diverse religious expressions in hip hop culture. Through critical reading, community field trips, and hands-on technology usage, students consider an\u00a0often overlooked\u00a0element in the study of hip hop culture: religion. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital\/Multimedia Expression, Aesthetic Exploration, Creativity\/Innovation.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">CAS RN\u00a0312\/RN 612:\u00a0Buddhism in America<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The transplantation and transformation of Buddhism in the United States. Time period ranges from the eighteenth century to the present, but the emphasis is on contemporary developments, including the new Asian immigration, Jewish Buddhism, feminization, and engaged Buddhism. Effective Fall 2023, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital\/Multimedia Expression, Historical Consciousness,\u00a0Research\u00a0and Information Literacy.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">CAS RN\u00a0317\/CL 216:\u00a0Greek and Roman Religion<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Survey of ancient Greek and Roman religions and their development from earliest beginnings to the eclipse of paganism. Theories and practices of these religions, comparisons with other religions, and relationships to Judaism and Christianity.\u00a0Cannot\u00a0be taken for credit in addition to CAS CL 317. Carries humanities divisional credit in CAS. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Historical Consciousness, Social\u00a0Inquiry I, Critical Thinking.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">CAS RN\u00a0328\/JS 255\/RN 628\/STH\u00a0TX 828:\u00a0Modern Judaism<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Encounters between Judaism and modernity from the Renaissance and Reformation; the Spanish expulsion and creation of Jewish centers in the New World; emancipation and its consequences; assimilation, Reform Judaism, Zionism, the American Jewish community, non-European communities, Jewish global migration,\u00a0and modern antisemitism. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Historical Consciousness, Critical Thinking.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">CAS RN\u00a0338\/JS 348\/PH 495\/RN 638\/STH TT 811:\u00a0Philosophy and Mysticism\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Jewish and Islamic Perspectives<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Undergraduate Prerequisites: First Year Writing Seminar (e.g., CASEN 120 or WR 100 or WR 120). An interactive seminar \u2014 a thematic introduction to mysticism and philosophy, with a focus on the dynamics of religious experience. Readings will be drawn from medieval Jewish and Islamic philosophy; Sufi mysticism and philosophy; Kabbalah, Sufi poetry, Hebrew poetry from the Golden Age of Muslim Spain. Effective Fall 2023, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Writing-Intensive Course, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Philosophical Inquiry and Life&#8217;s Meanings.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">CAS RN\u00a0384\/JS 260\/RN 684\/STH TX 884:\u00a0The Holocaust<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Rise of German (and European) antisemitism; rise of Nazism; 1935 Nuremberg Laws; the initial Jewish reaction; racial theory; organizing mass murder including ghettos, concentration camps, killing squads, and gas chambers; bystanders and collaborators (countries, organizations, and individuals); Jewish resistance; post-Holocaust religious responses; moral and ethical issues. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Ethical Reasoning, Historical Consciousness, Critical Thinking.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">CAS RN\u00a0397\/PH 456\/RN 697:\u00a0Topics Philosophy\u00a0and\u00a0Religion<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Topic for Fall 2026:\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Heidegger\u2019s Lectures on the Phenomenology of Religion<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0We will slow-read\u00a0Heidegger&#8217;s\u00a0Winter 1920-21 lectures\u00a0and related philosophical and theological literature.\u00a0Among the\u00a0authors\u00a0Heidegger engages is the Apostle Paul, who\u00a0remains\u00a0a major figure in late 20<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8211; and early 21<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">st<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">-century political theology. We will\u00a0read\u00a0Heidegger\u00a0to understand\u00a0why\u00a0Paul\u00a0has\u00a0remained\u00a0vital.\u00a0Effective Fall 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Philosophical Inquiry and Life&#8217;s Meanings, Critical Thinking.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">CAS RN\u00a0468\/AN 568\/RN 768\/STH TX 868:\u00a0Symbol, Myth, and Rite<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Examines ways of understanding ritual and its resurgence; working through some of the most important approaches to ritual in the social sciences and religious studies; beginning with how ritual relates humanity to the sacred, to the problem of meaning and its role in creating and potentially transforming boundaries. Course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Social Inquiry II,\u00a0Research\u00a0and Information Literacy.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">CAS RN\u00a0532\/AN 532:\u00a0Literacy and Islam in Africa<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Examines\u00a0the Islamization of Africa and literary traditions. Students learn about African texts written in the Arabic script (Ajami) and the spread of Islam and its Africanization throughout the continent. Texts written by enslaved Africans in the Americas are examined.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">CAS RN\u00a0561\/IR 561:\u00a0Religion and International Relations<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Undergraduate Prerequisites: junior standing and consent of instructor. &#8211; Explores the role of religion in contemporary international relations. Reviews scholarly and policy literature, case studies,\u00a0and texts from anthropology, sociology, political science, and religious studies\u00a0to\u00a0elucidate religion&#8217;s intellectual and operational diversity in\u00a0world affairs.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">CAS RN\u00a0612\/RN 312:\u00a0Buddhism in America<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The transplantation and transformation of Buddhism in the United States. Time period ranges from the 18th century to the present, but the emphasis is on contemporary developments, including the new Asian immigration, Jewish Buddhism, feminization, and engaged Buddhism. Effective Fall 2023, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital\/Multimedia Expression, Historical Consciousness,\u00a0Research\u00a0and Information Literacy.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">CAS RN\u00a0628\/RN 328\/JS 255\/STH\u00a0TX 828:\u00a0Modern Judaism<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Encounters between Judaism and modernity from the Renaissance and Reformation; the Spanish expulsion and creation of Jewish centers in the New World; emancipation and its consequences; assimilation, Reform Judaism, Zionism, the American Jewish community, non-European communities, Jewish global migration, and modern antisemitism. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Historical Consciousness, Critical Thinking.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">CAS RN\u00a0638\/RN 338\/JS 348\/PH 495\/STH TT 811:\u00a0Philosophy and Mysticism,\u00a0Jewish and Islamic Perspectives<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Undergraduate Prerequisites: First Year Writing Seminar (e.g., CASEN 120 or WR 100 or WR 120). An interactive seminar \u2014 a thematic introduction to mysticism and philosophy, with a focus on the dynamics of religious experience. Readings will be drawn from medieval Jewish and Islamic philosophy; Sufi mysticism and philosophy; Kabbalah, Sufi poetry, Hebrew poetry from the Golden Age of Muslim Spain. Effective Fall 2023, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Writing-Intensive Course, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Philosophical Inquiry and Life&#8217;s Meanings.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">CAS RN\u00a0683\/RN 383\/AA 383\/AA 683:\u00a0African Diaspora Religions<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This course introduces students to religions of the African Diaspora, with a specific focus on the Caribbean and the Americas. Religious traditions such as Africanized Christianity, Cuban Santer\u00eda, Haitian Vodou, Brazilian Candombl\u00e9, and African American Spiritualism will be explored. Effective Fall 2022, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: The Individual in Community, Historical Consciousness,\u00a0Research\u00a0and Information Literacy.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">CAS RN\u00a0684\/RN 384\/JS 260\/STH\u00a0TX 884:\u00a0The Holocaust<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Rise of German (and European) antisemitism; rise of Nazism; 1935 Nuremberg Laws; the initial Jewish reaction; racial theory; organizing mass murder including ghettos, concentration camps, killing squads, and gas chambers; bystanders and collaborators (countries, organizations, and individuals); Jewish resistance; post-Holocaust religious responses; moral and ethical issues. 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